THE NF-W YORKEß nev doctrine" (which holds that in the CommunIst world the Sovi t Union has the right to stamp out heresy by force) and the application of the doctrine in the 1968 occupation of C7echoslovakia as grounds for the People's Repuhlic to fear that it mL1Y meet the Sdme fate. Certdinlv the Rus- sians have fortified their Chintse hOl- ders with formidable forces-to coun- ter, according to them, threats of Chi- nese aggression-and for a time, a few years back, there was apparently a group in \1oscow that advocated pre- emptive strikes at Cll1nese nuclear in- stallations. (There was a similar schoo] here, and occdsionally one heard that the Russians were eager for us to un- dertake the onerous task.) But surely the most anti-Chinese members of the Politburo and of the military hierarchy cannot regard the armed subjugation of China as an enterprise similar in magnitude to the subjugation of Czechoslovakia. Unless leaders in Mos- cow have wholly taken leave of their senses, they should see the folly of war against China at least as clearl) as our leaders do. The largest armIes that the Soviet Union could raise could not hope to occupy a united China. i\.nd certainly it makes no sense to think that an amicable visit by an American President could lessen the danger of wal with the Soviet Union, assuming any such danger exists. No matter how satisfactory our relations with China might become, we would not under- take to help her in any dispute with the Soviet Union The only interest we or any other ma- jor power would have in such a conflict would be in getting it stopped at the ear- liest possible moment, and we would surely not attempt this by siding militarily with either power. The Russians must know this, and Hen- ry Kissinger very likely gave the message to Chou En-Iai. The President has said that he will make the trip no later than May of next year. Because the Chinese ques- tion will be raised in the U.N. this fall, he may find it advisable to go this year. In American political terms, though, the closer to May the trip took place, the better off he would be. NiÀon talking peace in Peking would be a hard man to campaIgn against in New Hampshire or Florida, and it may be that merely by announcing the proposed journey he has turned back whatever threat was offered bv the candidacy of Repre- sen tative Paul N. McCloskey, J r., the anti-war Republican from California. But there remains the possibility that / '\ Jt/(, I \ events here, there, or elsewhere could abort the mission entirely. It appears that we and the Chinese are doing ev- erything to see that no unpleasantness occurs between now and the time of the visit. Beginning this week, Ameri- can spy planes stopped overflying Chi- na. Chinese teachers are no doubt still teaching anti-American doctrine, but their pupils will hardly be encouraged to wave anti-American slogans at the American visitors. Yet it could be that, despite all understandings all' e a d y reached, the Chinese wil] demand more of Nixon than he can possibly deliver. And not everything is within the con- trol of Peking and Washington. A flareup in the Middle East, for exam- ple, could keep the President at his desk. So could a severe military setback in Indo-China, and it is felt by some that Hanoi Inay very well wish to demonstrate its independence of all the great powers by launching a huge mili- tary offensive sometime in the fall, when American strength will have becn largely removed. Dr. Kissinger doubt1ess thought of this, and doubtless received assurances that the Chinese would like to see the war ended by the negotiation of an orderly and unem- barrassing withdrawal. (}\.ccording to Edgar Snow, who now seems to speak for Peking with considerahle authority, the Chinese would even press for a sett1ement "which would preserve some shell of the American-made regime, at least for a decent Interval." For NIxon, " d . I "' } b decent Interva mlg1t e no more than a few months, which, he could clair:1, gave the South Vietnamese a "reason- able chance" to determine their future.) But even Chou En-Iai may not have the au- thoritv to influence Hanoi in matters of this sort. The ex- perts are in dIsagreement on Hanoi's ability to carry on in the face of possible Chinese disapproval. Some think that the North Vietnamese could overrun most of Indo-China with no one's help. And it is at least conceivahle that the Soviet Union, hoping to dis- courage any sort of Chinese-American détente, would step in to support the kind of rout of our allies that would make the moment seem a most unpro- pitious one for a Presidential good-will l11ission to China 'The very conception of the China visit, even if it does not take place, eems the most large-minded 'lct of the Nixon Administration Summitr) tends to be scorned by many professional dip- lomats and scholars, but it has not been entirely without its triumphs. The --....... 79 THE BOWERY iï; S T ÂI?S@ TUESDAYS, 9 P.M., CHANNEL 13 Every Tues., thru Sept. 21, The Bowery will present an all-ti me great movie from The Silent Years. ComIng attractions: JOHN BARRYMORE MABEL NORMAND In Beloved Rogue In The Extra Girl August 10 August 17 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Sr. in The Thief of Bagdad August 24 LILLIAN & DOROTHY GISH in Orphans of the Storm August 31 THE BOWERY America's No.1 Savings Bank The Count Store Look. 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